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By Daniel Gayne2022-06-20T10:45:00
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City authorities claim above-ground station would squander 500,000 sq m of development land
Manchester city leaders have warned plans for an overground HS2 station in the city would squander half a million square metres of development land.
The bill enabling the creation of the Crewe-to-Manchester leg of High Speed Rail, which is set for its second reading in the House of Commons today, proposes a new six-platform above-ground station besides the existing Manchester Piccadilly station.
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